
130 Parallels Desktop for Mac User Guide
Connecting a Serial Port
If a serial port is enabled in your virtual machine configuration, you can connect or disconnect
the port while running the guest OS.
Note: If serial port is disabled, shut down the guest OS first, then enable the serial port in the
Configuration Editor (select the Enabled check box in the Serial Port Options (page 186) tab)
and start the virtual machine.
To connect or disconnect the serial port, do the following:
Click the Devices menu; select COM (from 1 to 4 depending on how many serial ports are
enabled), then select the Connect or Disconnect command.
Right-click the serial (
) port icon on the status bar (page 47) to display the shortcut menu,
and choose appropriate command.
Connecting a Parallel Port
If a parallel port is enabled in your virtual machine configuration, you can connect or disconnect
the port while running the guest OS, and connect printer or an output file.
Any printer connected to your Macintosh computer, including a network printer, can be
connected to the virtual machine via parallel port.
Note: If the parallel port is disabled, shut down the guest OS first, then enable the parallel port
in the Configuration Editor (select the Enabled check box in the Parallel Port Options tab (page
185)) and start the virtual machine.
If a parallel port is enabled in your virtual machine configuration, you can:
disconnect the port,
connect output file,
connect a printer.
To disconnect the parallel port, do the following:
Click the Devices menu; select appropriate parallel port (from 1 to 3 depending on how
many parallel ports are enabled), then select Disconnect.
Right-click the parallel (
) port icon on the status bar (page 47) to display the shortcut
menu, and choose Disconnect.
To connect a printer or a output file to the port, do one of the following:
Click the Devices menu; select Parallel port (from 1 to 3 depending on how many parallel
ports are enabled), then select Connect to parallel.txt or a desired printer from the list of
printers connected to your Macintosh computer.
Right-click the parallel (
) port icon on the status bar to display the shortcut menu, and
choose the output file or an appropriate printer from the list.
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